Roman tradition examined, as it is urged as infallible against all mens senses, reason,…

For our parts, we take it for a greater mercy that Christ doth reconcile us to God, and put away our sins, by once offering himself in Sacrifice, instead of the old Sacrifices that must be often repeated, than if he had bid us kill, or break, or offer his real Body and Blood often. And we take it for a greater mercy that we may daily offer this Representative Body and Blood, and Commemorative Sacramental Sacrifice, than to have broken the real Body of Christ our selves daily, and shed his Blood. But I wonder not that they that can believe, or take on them to do it in spite of all Mens Senses, can do it also in spite of Scripture, Reason, and Conscience.

For our parts, we take it for a greater mercy that Christ doth reconcile us to God, and put away our sins, by once offering himself in Sacrifice, instead of the old Sacrifices that must be often repeated, than if he had bid us kill, or break, or offer his real Body and Blood often. And we take it for a greater mercy that we may daily offer this Representative Body and Blood, and Commemorative Sacramental Sacrifice, than to have broken the real Body of Christ our selves daily, and shed his Blood. But I wonder not that they that can believe, or take on them to do it in spite of all Mens Senses, can do it also in spight of Scripture, Reason, and Conscience.

I confess there is something in what you say, p. 7. It would have been an incentive to munificence in adorning Churches with the richest Gold and precious Stones, and whatever else that's rare and splendid; and also to enrich and magnify the Priest, that can instrumentally make God of Bread, and Sacrifice him when he hath done; or set him on the Altar, or keep him in a Box. But to the entertaining of Christ into the heart by Faith and Love, a Representative Sacrifice seemeth more meet for us to exercise: And Christ said to Thomas, blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed.

I confess there is something in what you say, p. 7. It would have been an incentive to munificence in adorning Churches with the richest Gold and pretious Stones, and whatever else that's rare and splendid; and also to enrich and magnifie the Priest, that can instrumentally make God of Bread, and Sacrifice him when he hath done; or set him on the Altar, or keep him in a Box. But to the entertaining of Christ into the heart by Faith and Love, a Representative Sacrifice seemeth more meet for us to exercise: And Christ said to Thomas, blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed.